The Process

The facility operates as a recycling center and a waste to diesel fuel center.

The flow of materials through the recycling center is illustrated in the following flow diagram.

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With total recycling, all incoming waste will be separated, all recyclable materials (metal, glass, etc.) will be

classified and remarketed, and the remaining carbonaceous waste transformed into # 2 Diesel.

Preparing the Waste Stream for Conversion to Diesel

Step One: Receive MSW and Bulk Sort

1Truck drivers will deliver the MSW to the receiving docks at the facility. Dock workers will assist in offloadingthe MSW to the tipping floor and pull items of a size greater than 0.5 meter (1.5 feet) long out of the waste stream. These items might include construction debris, large metals, a sofa, appliances etc. Those items will be routed to dismantling cells. After dismantling, the convertible materials will be returned to the waste stream for further processing. The non-convertible recyclable materials will be sorted and processed with other like recyclables.


Step 2: Remove Valuable Recyclables

2Items which are smaller than 0.5 meter will be routed to a series of conveyor belts. Bags of waste will be automatically opened and the contents will be spread over the conveyor for manual sorting. Employees will remove the high value recyclables. There are two categories of recyclables to be excluded from the diesel feedstock:

1) All Metals
  • Aluminum
  • Steel
  • Brass
  • Copper
  • Iron
2) Inert Materials
  • Concrete
  • Glass
  • Rocks


Step 3: Shred and Re-Shred

3The remaining waste will be shredded to prepare it for conversion to fuel. The initial shredding cycle will reduce the waste to a feedstock size of 25 millimeters or smaller.

Step 4: De-water the Waste Stream

4Shredded material enters an industrial-grade rotating kiln dryer where it is dewatered to contain less than 25% moisture. The moisture will be captured and filtered to provide clean, pure water that can be sold and used for other internal processes. Waste heat from the KDV conversion process will be routed to dryers in order to extract energy from the conversion process equipment.

Step 5: Add and Mix the Proprietary Catalyst

5KDV’s proprietary powdered catalyst is thoroughly mixed with the feedstock. The mixture feeds the unit where the diesel fuel is produced.